1979 Copa Libertadores

20th season of Copa Libertadores Copa Libertadores de América 1979 February 24 – July 27 21 10 PAR Olimpia 1 ARG Boca Juniors 75 212 1978 1980 The 1979 Copa Libertadores represented the 20th edition of the tournament, which saw Olimpia of Paraguay win the title for the first time. They defeated the defending champions, Boca Juniors of Argentina. Olimpia's title was the first instance of a team from a country other than Uruguay, Argentina or Brazil winning Copa Libertadores. This allowed the Paraguayan side to play the Intercontinental Cup against Malmö FF of Sweden, in which the South American side won. Qualified teams CountryTeamQualify methodCONMEBOL(1 berth)Boca Juniors1978 Copa Libertadores champion2 berthsIndependiente1978 Campeonato Nacional championsQuilmes1978 Campeonato Metropolitano champions2 berthsBolívar 1978 Primera División championJorge Wilstermann1978 Primera División runner-up2 berthsGuarani1978 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A championPalmeiras1978 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 2nd place2 berthsPalestino1978 Primera División championO'Higgins1978 Liguilla Pre-Copa Libertadores winner2 berthsMillonarios1978 Campeonato Profesional championDeportivo Cali1978 Campeonato Profesional runner-up2 berthsEl Nacional1978 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A championTécnico Universitario1978 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A runner-up2 berthsOlimpia1978 Primera División runner-upSol de América1978 Primera División third place2 berthsAlianza Lima1978 Torneo Descentralizado championUniversitario1978 Torneo Descentralizado runner-up2 berthsPeñarol 1978 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores winnerNacional1978 Liguilla Pre-Libertadores runner-up2 berthsPortuguesa1978 Primera División championDeportivo Galicia1978 Primera División runner-up Draw The champions and runners-up of each football association were drawn into the same group along with another football association's participating teams. Three clubs from Argentina competed as Boca Juniors was champion of the 1978 Copa Libertadores. They entered the tournament in the Semifinals. Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4 Group 5Argentina ColombiaBolivia ParaguayBrazil 1968 PeruChile Venezuela 1930Ecuador Uruguay Group stage Group 1 main WDL true FBR Group 1 Q 2 IND ARG Independiente CAL COL Deportivo Cali MIL COL Millonarios QUI ARG Quilmes 4 1 1 12 6 3 1 2 8 7 2 2 2 8 11 1 0 5 7 11 #CCFFCC Qualified to the Semifinals QF complete 1–0 2–0 3–2 1–0 4–1 2–0 1–1 3–3 1–0 3–1 1–2 1–2 Group 2 main WDL true FBR Group 2 Q 2 OLI PAR Olimpia BOL BOL Bolívar SOL PAR Sol de América WIL BOL Jorge Wilstermann 5 0 1 13 5 4 1 1 18 7 2 1 3 9 12 0 0 6 5 21 #CCFFCC Qualified to the Semifinals QF complete 4–0 2–1 4–1 0–6 0–2 2–3 3–0 4–2 2–1 2–2 2–1 0–1 Group 3 main WDL true FBR Group 3 Q 2 GUA BRA Guarani UNI PER Universitario PAL BRA Palmeiras ALI PER Alianza Lima 5 0 1 16 5 4 0 2 15 15 3 0 3 15 11 0 0 6 5 20 #CCFFCC Qualified to the Semifinals QF complete 0–3 2–4 3–6 2–0 1–0 6–1 4–0 1–4 1–2 1–0 3–0 2–5 Group 4 main WDL true FBR Group 4 Q 2 PAL CHI Palestino OHI CHI O'Higgins POR VEN Portuguesa GAL VEN Deportivo Galicia 4 2 0 16 2 2 3 1 10 4 0 4 2 4 12 0 3 3 3 15 #CCFFCC Qualified to the Semifinals QF complete 0–1 1–1 1–1 6–0 1–1 1–1 5–0 1–0 6–0 1–1 1–1 0–2 Group 5 main WDL true FBR Group 5 Q 2 PEÑ URU Peñarol NAC URU Nacional ENA ECU El Nacional TEC ECU Técnico Universitario 4 2 0 10 2 2 3 1 7 3 2 1 3 6 10 0 2 4 4 12 #CCFFCC Qualified to the Semifinals QF complete 1–0 0–2 2–1 3–0 1–1 2–0 2–1 0–0 4–0 2–2 1–1 0–1 Semifinals Group A main WDL true FBR Group A Q 2 BOC ARG Boca Juniors IND ARG Independiente PEÑ URU Peñarol 2 1 1 3 1 2 1 1 2 2 0 2 2 0 2 #CCFFCC Qualified to the Final QF complete 2–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–0 0–0 Tiebreaker |- Boca Juniors ARG 1–0 ARG Independiente |- |} Group B main WDL true FBR Group B Q 2 OLI PAR Olimpia GUA BRA Guarani PAL CHI Palestino 3 1 0 8 2 0 3 1 4 5 0 2 2 2 7 #CCFFCC Qualified to the Final QF complete 1–1 2–2 2–1 3–0 0–0 0–2 Finals 1979 Copa Libertadores Finals Olimpia PAR 2–0 Boca Juniors ARG 2–0 0–0 Champion Copa Libertadores1979 ChampionsPAR 100pxOlimpiaFirst Title Top-scorers 6 goles border|20px Juan José Oré (Universitario) border|20px Milt%C3%A3o (Guaraní) External links Sitio oficial de la CONMEBOL Libertadores 1979 at RSSSF.com 1979 Category:1979 in South American men's continental football